Recruiting NJ
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 8:19 amthe athletic has been doing a series around the country interviewing HS coaches about recruiting in their state. some interesting notes from NJ:
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Which out-of-state schools do the best job of recruiting your players or the state of New Jersey?
Coach 7: Right now, it’s Penn State. Boston College right behind, then Notre Dame. Penn State is standing out. This is one of the hurdles Rutgers has to get over. There are a lot of kids from this area who don’t want to be in Piscataway. They go to Ann Arbor or State College or Columbus, and they are wowed. Piscataway is Piscataway.
Which college head coach do you trust the most?
Coach 4: To be honest with you, I trust the guy just because of a relationship that goes back a long time, Jeff Hafley at Boston College. … And, another guy that I trust and I’m very fond of, he’s not a head coach, but I’ve gotten to know Brent Venables down at Clemson pretty good too. He’s one of the best guys to work with.
Coach 7: Right now I’d say Jeff Hafley at Boston College. You get a genuine feel for him. He’s open, honest and not buttoned up. He’ll talk to everyone. He makes himself open to talk to. He makes you feel like you can give him a call at any time and he won’t blow you off. He’s a Jersey guy.
Which college head coach do you trust the least?
Coach 1: Coach (Steve) Addazio, when he was at Temple. I had a really bad relationship with him. (Former Temple coach) Matt Rhule is my all-time favorite college coach — and it’s because Addazio did so much damage with our program at Temple. Addazio is the least trustworthy of them all, in my estimation. He really hurt the program because he really damaged relationships with coaches. I’m not the only person who will say this, but he used to sprinkle offers all over the state and then renege on the offers. That was regular. And he tried to broom two of my players out who were recruited by (previous Temple coach) Al Golden. I have nothing good to say about him.
Coach 2: Mack Brown, for sure. The guy at Boston College — Jeff Hafley. Don’t like him.
Coach 9: Locksley. … Addazio is another guy. Steve is the most arrogant man I’ve ever met in my life. He could piss off the Pope.
Which assistants in the region has impressed you the most?
Coach 4: The guy from Virginia, the O-line coach, (Garett) Tujague. Ricky Rahne was a guy I always liked a lot and always had a lot of dealings with him. … I got to know Coach Hafley from Boston College really through his time at Pitt and his time at Rutgers. He always did a great job, and I can tell he’s grooming his guys to do the same because they’re very thorough.
Coach 7: Augie Hoffman has done a tremendous job at Rutgers making inroads. Fran Brown at Rutgers, Joe Dailey at Boston College, Brent Pry at Penn State. But Dailey stands out. He’s in constant communication, always reaching out. He’s working the phones, whether it is checking in, seeing what we need, just building a relationship.
Coach 8: Ryan Day and Jeff Hafley stand out like you wouldn’t believe and now they are head coaches. They were familiar with the state, the head coaches and they know how to talk to people.
https://theathletic.com/2848402/2021/09 ... n-rutgers/
Which out-of-state schools do the best job of recruiting your players or the state of New Jersey?
Coach 7: Right now, it’s Penn State. Boston College right behind, then Notre Dame. Penn State is standing out. This is one of the hurdles Rutgers has to get over. There are a lot of kids from this area who don’t want to be in Piscataway. They go to Ann Arbor or State College or Columbus, and they are wowed. Piscataway is Piscataway.
Which college head coach do you trust the most?
Coach 4: To be honest with you, I trust the guy just because of a relationship that goes back a long time, Jeff Hafley at Boston College. … And, another guy that I trust and I’m very fond of, he’s not a head coach, but I’ve gotten to know Brent Venables down at Clemson pretty good too. He’s one of the best guys to work with.
Coach 7: Right now I’d say Jeff Hafley at Boston College. You get a genuine feel for him. He’s open, honest and not buttoned up. He’ll talk to everyone. He makes himself open to talk to. He makes you feel like you can give him a call at any time and he won’t blow you off. He’s a Jersey guy.
Which college head coach do you trust the least?
Coach 1: Coach (Steve) Addazio, when he was at Temple. I had a really bad relationship with him. (Former Temple coach) Matt Rhule is my all-time favorite college coach — and it’s because Addazio did so much damage with our program at Temple. Addazio is the least trustworthy of them all, in my estimation. He really hurt the program because he really damaged relationships with coaches. I’m not the only person who will say this, but he used to sprinkle offers all over the state and then renege on the offers. That was regular. And he tried to broom two of my players out who were recruited by (previous Temple coach) Al Golden. I have nothing good to say about him.
Coach 2: Mack Brown, for sure. The guy at Boston College — Jeff Hafley. Don’t like him.
Coach 9: Locksley. … Addazio is another guy. Steve is the most arrogant man I’ve ever met in my life. He could piss off the Pope.
Which assistants in the region has impressed you the most?
Coach 4: The guy from Virginia, the O-line coach, (Garett) Tujague. Ricky Rahne was a guy I always liked a lot and always had a lot of dealings with him. … I got to know Coach Hafley from Boston College really through his time at Pitt and his time at Rutgers. He always did a great job, and I can tell he’s grooming his guys to do the same because they’re very thorough.
Coach 7: Augie Hoffman has done a tremendous job at Rutgers making inroads. Fran Brown at Rutgers, Joe Dailey at Boston College, Brent Pry at Penn State. But Dailey stands out. He’s in constant communication, always reaching out. He’s working the phones, whether it is checking in, seeing what we need, just building a relationship.
Coach 8: Ryan Day and Jeff Hafley stand out like you wouldn’t believe and now they are head coaches. They were familiar with the state, the head coaches and they know how to talk to people.